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Not for Everyone

Software Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Google for 2 years
June 10, 2017
Mountain View, California
4.0
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Pros

Lots of freedom, perks, food, friendly people, and a great location. It feels like the whole city is Google.

Cons

Too much freedom without guidance. Too many code owners who can block you without a care. Too much focus on features, and not enough on tech debt and testing. People launch a feature, then switch teams and leave the maintenance to the rest. And they get promoted for doing that.

Advice to Management

Work harder to make sure everyone on the team is happy and help change teams when necessary.

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